Virtual Northwest Airlines is dedicated to providing a unique environment for the advancement of the virtual aviation experience.
Through our mutual efforts, vNWA partners, pilots and staff continually work to ensure that all of our members feel as part of a family of like-minded enthusiasts who work together to simulate the operations of Northwest Airlines as closely as possible by utilizing the same fleet, routes, and hub structure of the airline before it merged.
In doing this, vNWA staff endevour to provide our pilots with all the tools needed to make their experience as enjoyable and realistic as possible.
James Bishop, vNWA CEO
vNWA VATSIM Activity
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smartCARS Live Flights
NASCAR Charters Event #16
Posted by Mark Toler on 07/09/2020
Event #16 of the 2020 NASCAR Season
This weeks NASCAR Charters Event 16 this weekend will be up in Sparta Kentucky at Kentucky Speedway. Our routes will be out of our main hubs of MSP, DTW, MEM, EHAM, PANC and our NASCAR Hubs at CLT and JQF into Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Intl. (KCVG). Our routes are numbered NWA7000 - NWA7035 and pilots can fly any route we have in our system into KCVG as well.
Charters will run from Thursday July 9th through Sunday July 12th.
As always the top 3 pilots will recieve bonus hours and the pilot with the best landing rate below -100 fpm will receive extra bonus hours.
Lets have a great turn out and finally get the races fans back in the stands this week up in Kentucky.
East Coast Vacation
Posted by Mark Toler on 07/09/2020
Join CZQM & CZYZ FIR for their east coast vacation event. Aircraft will depart the hustle and bustle of Toronto (CYYZ) to a quieter part of the country, St. Johns (CYYT) Home of George Street, the oldest street in North America, and usually where the never-ending party begins. Before the party starts though pilots need to pick up the supplies at Halifax Airport (CYHZ) before their destination of St. Johns (CYYT). The event kicks off at 22:00z. Hope to see you there!
Link to VATCAN Forum Post (updates will be posted here): https://www.vatcan.ca/forums/index.php?topic=6880.0
Miami Vice
Posted by Mark Toler on 07/09/2020
Good day mates!
Our friends over at VATUK have joined for a trans-oceanic flight joining two continents. Aircraft will depart London Heathrow (EGLL) airport around 1100z and land at our dearest Miami International around 1900z. ZMA will be staffed from 1830z thru 2230z for all event and non-event traffic.
LatinVFR has gladly sponsored this event, offering a 20% discount on their Miami (KMIA) scenery for P3D. To receive the discount, book a slot on the link below and you'll receive the discount code with your email confirmation.
To book a slot for the event, visit: https://events.vatsim.uk/miami-vice/
See you at South Beach!
Executive Flight Schedules
Posted by Mark Toler on 07/09/2020
vNWA EXECUTIVE FLIGHT SCHEDULES
For anyone that would like to fly along with vNWA Executives, there are now tentative published schedules of vNWA Executives individual scheduled flights. These flights and times are tentative and subject to change. Feel free to contact the Executive for specifics if needed by clicking on the link below (KSTP Hub Website) or visit the KSTP Hub Website from the Hubs Tab at the top of the Homepage of the Website, to see when your Executives may be flying and you can join them.
So check out the schedules and fly with us .
KSTP Hub Website
(click on above link)
(updated 7/9/20)
vNWA Executives
Mark Toler - NWA1964 (7/10/20)
Chris Schiessl - NWA1223 (TBA)
Robbie Suwary - NWA1999 (TBA)
Wishing Upon A Shooting Star
Posted by Mark Toler on 07/07/2020
Join ZDV on 07/18/2020 for our Perseids Meteor Shower viewing party! We expect a beautiful night of stargazing one mile above sea level. Bring your favorite aircraft in or out of KDEN as you prepare to wish upon a shooting star! We WISH to see you there!
KDEN
07/12/2020 2359Z - 0400Z (+1)
Afternoon in Spokane
Posted by Mark Toler on 07/07/2020
Join the VATUSA Seattle ARTCC on July 12, 2020, from 1200-1600 PDT (1900-2300 Zulu) for an afternoon at Spokane International Airport. In this event, we will be staffing up KGEG for anyone and everyone to fly out.
The briefing will be available here: https://bit.ly/3g7nxdE
*Please refer back to the pilot brief before you fly to ensure you have the most updated information
vNWA Hub Tour 2012-2019
Posted by James Bishop on 01/30/2020
vNWA Hub Tour 2012-2020
Get to know your fellow pilots, and their airspace. There is no specified time to complete this tour, have fun with it and see what you get upon completion. Click the Operations tab at the top of the homepage and click on "Tours" to get started.
Be sure to leave a comment indicating a leg of the Tour when filing your PIREP so we can credit you with each leg of the Tour.
